The Monday Muse: Interview with Kimberly Pauley & Giveaway!

Bookworm: Welcome, Kimberly and Happy Monday! To start, will you please tell us what made you want to write about vampires?

Kimberly: Well, honestly, I'd never really "wanted" to write about vampires. I never would have thought that my first book would be about them, in fact! Shoot, if I'd known how big vampires were going to explode (I wrote the book in 2005 before Twilight), I don't know if I would've written it at all. But, basically, I had an idea that sounded fun and I ran with it. It was a lot of fun to write.

Bookworm: If you could meet any characters from your book, who would you choose?

Kimberly: Probably George because I really like his sense of humor. And Uncle Mortie, since I think he'd be a total trip.

Bookworm: How long did it take to write the novel?

Kimberly: Um...probably about 6 to 8 months, give or take. I was working on some other things at the time, so it's hard to say exactly.

Bookworm: What was/were your favorite book(s) of 2008?

Kimberly: That's a really hard question. Normally, it would be a really easy one, but we had a baby in 2008 and I didn't do nearly the reading I normally do. Not even close! It's hard to even remember a non-board book that I read! I did post a few reviews on YA Books Central, but this year I plan on reading much more and keeping track better, too. However, the last books I read were Scat by Carl Hiassen (great, as always), Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin (loved her first book and I really liked this one too), and Losers by Matthue Roth (lots better than I thought it would be, very fun read).

Bookworm: If you were a vampire, what would you miss most about the human world?

Kimberly: Sleep!

Bookworm: I'd have to agree....although it seems like we never get enough of it! (: So, what would your favorite thing be if you were a vampire?

Kimberly: Not gaining any weight! Well, and living essentially forever. As a writer, I just wanna KNOW what happens next. And next, and next, and next.

Bookworm: Who's your favorite non-Sucks to Be Me vampire character?

Kimberly: Hmmmmmmmmm. I stopped reading vampire fiction after I found out my novel was going to be published, so that makes this question a wee bit harder. Maybe I'll go weird and say Mina Harker from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen...

Bookworm: So, what's next for Mina and the rest of the Sucks to Be Me

cast?

Kimberly: I'm working on the sequel now. The Vampire Relocation Agency (VRA) has a big change in store for her and Raven (remember Raven?) has really got it in for her. Serena is going to have some drama with a capital D and she also runs into a new vampire or two that she's not sure are friend or foe (but sure are cute).

Bookworm: Sounds very exciting--I can't wait to read on! Well, thanks so much for stopping by, Kimberly! I can't wait to see what happens next!

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Want to sink your teeth into a copy of Sucks to Be Me (trust me, you'll want to--it's that good!)? To enter, comment below with a way to contact you and your answer to the following question:

Who is YOUR favorite vampire character?

Remember, it's +1 for becoming a follower, +2 if you're already a follower, and +1 for posting about it on your blog/website. All March Madness contests end on April 6, midnight PST!

If you haven't checked out the other giveaways (for Melissa Walker's Violet in Private and Lisa Greenwald's My Life in Pink and Green), go on over right now (links in my sidebar)!

Don't forget to check back next week for the last interview/giveaway of March! And have a great week. (:

I would love to read that book! Haha of course, I'd have to say Edward Cullen is my favorite vampire character. I absolutely LOVED him when I was reading the series, and I still do. I also really liked Alice, she seemed so graceful and girly but then at the same time she could be really quick and bold.

I've been wanting to read this for a loooong time. Thanks for the contest! My favorite vampire character is, most recently, Lucius Vladescu from Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side. Beth Fantaskey, the author, takes the typical young and arrogant vampire type and spins it into a tale of such darkness, such self-loathing, that it made me care for Lucius all the more in the end.

I am already a follower, and I've linked to this contest on my sidebar. :)

I loved this one and thought it was such a fun read. My favorite vampire chracter? Hmm...I like Damen in Evermore, but he's not really a vampire, he's an immortal. (does that count?) I also really like Hugh Jackman as Van Helsing, but he hunts vampires instead of being one. (But he looks so good while doing it!)

great Interview! and okay Im going to be different and not asy that my faorite vampire it edward cullen, instead I am going to say that Alice is my favorite Vampire and that In the *movie* twilight I am going to marry Jasper! lol :D

well I probably would have said Edward but since alot of people have already said him I'll say that my favorite vampire character is Eric from the house of night series.I just became a follwer.oh and i hope its okay if I live in Canada...jenhabs@hotmail.com

+1: My favorite vampire...hmmm I cant remember her name, but the girl and boy from "Vampire Diaries, Nightworld!" +1: I became a follower!+1: I posted your contest on the sidebar on my blog here (copy and paste links together):http://booksforteensreviews.blogspot.com/

I would absolutely love to win this, it sounds like something right up my reading alley. As for my current fave vampire, I'd have to say Eric Northman from the Sookie Stackhouse series. But who knows, if I read this book, maybe I'll have a new fave! Thanks!pjgirl74 at aol dot com

My fave vampire character would have have to be James from the Twilight Series. I never really liked Edward, just too damn creepy or Bella, so insecure and whiny. James had the right idea, kill them :D